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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-08
WHOLESALE ROBBERY,
How n Confidential Clcrk Hoodwinked Ills
Employers,

NEw foRK, April7.-Charles Valentine
a fashionable dressed man, appeared a,
the Tombs Police, Court, yesterday after
noon, charged by Brown, Wood 4 King,
man, Wholesale cloth dealers OF Nos. IS
and 60 Worth street, with stealing several
pieces Of cloth from their store where he
has been employed as confidential clerk
for two years. +. I,s. I.I''T
Six weeks ago while Detectives Charles
and Heidelberg and Patrick Dolan were
taking dinner In restaurant on Weat
Broadway. Valentine seated himself at an
adjoining table. He attracted the officers
attention by frequently pulling bis vest
down as though he wished to conceal
something. Once when he leaned for.
ward the officers plainly saw a piece OF
cloth almost fall from under the vest,
Without attracting his attention thew fol.
lowed him TO No. 1877 West Twelfth street
and learned that he had room there
under the name OF Won Bsrlow.
The matter was reported 10 Inspector
Byrnes, and he gave orders for the man
to be watched. Heidelberg and Dolan
watched the man for weeks, learning his
place OF business, his true name and that
he lived with his wife and family at No.
$40 East Tenth street. For DAYS the de.
tectives watched the entrance OF Brown,
Wood x kingman's store. They saw Val.
entine 60 to his work every day, but they
could not catch him coming out, Tuesday
evening Heidelberg went 10 the room on
Twelfth street, and telling the landlord
that he wanted to see Mr.. Won Berlow OBJ.
tanned admission to his room and waited
ior valentine to appear. When he en-.
tered Heidelberg went tip to him and
putting his hand under his vest pulled ont |
line piece Of cloth. He had shoe box |
under his arm III which was another piece. |
Heidelberg then took his prisoner to |
Police headquarters, where he made full |
confession to Inspector Byrnes. He said |
his salary WAS too small to crafty his ex.
pensive habits, especially Bince he had |
!allen IN love with pretty actress at the |
Thalis Theatre, 80 eleven months ago he
began to steal. He acknowledged that he
had taken about SIS worth OF cloth every
day since laat June. He kept the room
on Twelfth street to store his plunder in,
and when opportunity offered disposed OF |
1t TO tailors and jobbing houses. His en-
ployers at first refused to believe that |
Valentine was a thief until confronted |
with all the proof. At the Tombs, Val.
entine, through Counselor Price, waived
examination and WAS held in $500 bail.
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ON

Ngw foR1, April THE Washington
correspondent Of tho Errning Poh to-day
tulrgrnphs his paper M follows:
"lho Philadelphia Prtss las telegram
from Now York saying that Mr.. Whitelaw
llnia henies oil knowledge Of any letter
from himself to Murat llalstead botoken.
ing purpose TO abandon Blaine and
cspouse the John Sherman interest for tho
next Presidential nomination. Tho only
error made by tho Errniny Posts CORES.
rondont was in uaing tho name Of Mr..
lIalstead. Tho letter WIS addreaned to
Mr.. llalatoads partner, Richard Smith, Of
! tho Cincinnati Commercial. Ga.eiit.
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srRrSuFIgLD. lila, April7.-Willinm and
Joseph Warfond, two brothers, Ind an
nlterCatiG@ Vt Lhuir home, iourtcOn inilra
mouth Of hero, this ulp.ning concerning y.
horse. william druw revolver md shot
Joseph, br0aking hiB arm. lie then went
to his Ioam and shot hlmueli through the
heRIl.
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HAVING carefully noted the drift oi
opinion We regret to be Obliged to record
the coming destruction OF all the base ball
clubs, theatrical companies, railroads that
are not trunk lines, western cattle ant
lumber interests aud the peace Of mind oI
the late pags fends-sll on account Of the
commerce Law. The prospect has no
been 80 ,lreary since the last reported fsil
ure OF the Delaware peach crop.
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F0'F'NSEWIF
W. q. WHITNEY,
Secretary OF the Navy.

SSSiSLaiy VI tlc NhNSs
TO The Chief Of The bureau OF Navigation,
Nary Department..
NAVIGATION OFFICE, NAVY Y4Rs,f
New YORK, March IS, 1887.
S!G-iteterripg 10 the BursHu's letter
No. SG2, CT the 5th ina!, asking for my
resignation gs CLERK Of ,his department,
have tue honor TO inform you that have
ccepted the conditions oil tho letter, and
hereby tender my resignation, to take
effect April next.
In this connection ! would mos: respect.
fully aay that have hasu employed in
this office nearly Eeveateen years, being
first taken upon the books oil the depart.
ment by Captain |. W, A. Nicholson, and
after hia detachment serving under the
following mentioned officers Captain Ed
ward Barrett, Captain Milton Haxtun
Captain Henry Erben, Captain @. NJ.
Scboonmsker, Captain Il. W. Meade. Cap
tain f. NJ. Ramsey, Captain R. s. McCoek
Captain A. 7. Mahan, Captain Il. B
Robson. go ',
In 1875 was advanced 10 the rste oi
CLERK, ut the reQuess OF the navigation
officer, Captain R.W. Meade, and approved
by Vice Admiral s. @. Rowan, command
ing this station.
have never entered politics, nor have
I over belonged 10 any political orgsniza'
ton, coming out Of the nIari1S corps after
service OF five years and thrse months
into the office which an noT employed
The Quartermaa;er Of the corpe, Major
H. 3. Lowry, will, An sure, remember
me iGvorably.
All OF the naval officers having charge
OF the Navigation Department, nov alive
you'd, am sure, vouch for my ability
honesty, DC.
| would state, for the information ol thp
Bureau, that am veteran and mem
her OF the Grand Army OF the Republic
I would most respectfully ask oil the Chiei
OF tho Bureau to intercede with the lion.
orab!e Secretary OF the Navy in my behalf
My work has always met the approval oi
the bureau and OF my Immediate coin.
nanding officers.
Sin married nau, with aeyen chill
dren, all young and not ab!o to earn liz.
ing, Gnd IS have served tho country
nearly a quarter of century, will 10
doubt experience great trouble in obtain
ING position to enable me to keep my
children from want.
I an, cir, very respectfully, your ote'
lient servant,
JoHN TEER, Navigation Clerk.
Captain j. G. WALKER, U. s. N. Chiei
OF Bureau OF Navigation, Naval Depart.
ment. Washington, D. G.
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Capt. Will Il. Irwin, who is spending
tne season in California, writing lrom
Nordholt on the 3lst ult., stated that he
was having such good time there that he
lound 1T hard to got away. He intended
TO 10 TO Santa Barbara In about A week.
stay there week and then 10 bv water.
ID hours rnn, up to San Francisco, Dr.
III. Logan, W. T. Burt and W, A. Tur.
nor, O. this city, were ut Santa Barbara at
that time, and Mrs. DR.. Hildrcth aud
party were At NordhoH, but expected TO
leave there for San Francisco in n tew
days, All were reported in tho hes. OF
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ST. THOMAS, 0sr., April Tho jury on
tho inauest in tho Springfield wreck 70.
turned vordict Mt o'clock this morning
that tho death OF brakeman Burnham and
brakeman Ohbuh wore Caufcd through
negligence OF tho operator. Brown, In dis
obeying orders. o
They also censpred tho Michigan Con.
trai ior employing hoy of ~ Ha night
onorator, and Bnggcftrd that hencotorti
o,,crators Of irll ayU Of n b0 employed. a
warrant yns ,esued for the arreVt OF Browu
for manHlauyhlsr. liz h@ acd, and hii
| whereabouts are unknown.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-08

WAsurSGros, D. c., April THE i:r'
ecu,iye Committee OF thp Society OF the
ARMY Of the Cumberland, have practi'
cally completed tho programme Tor the
annual meeting OF the society which will
be held in this city on May II and l2,upon
which occasion tho Garfield statue TO be
erected nj the easi approach Of the Capt.
tol will be unveiled.
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CScI*"ArI, April MIR. IIalstead
prints tho following card in tho CONNER
cic! Gn:C,ir to-day:
"'rhe Btstement tclcgraphed ovor tho
country yesterday, originating in Wash
ington, that MIR. Halstead. OF tho Comner
cial. l.Ga:tiir, had received letter from
Whitoiaw Reid, editor OF the New York
Tribune, about Blaine and Sherman NJ
Presidential candidates, 10 untrue alto
gethor. There Inns been no correspond
ence resembling even remotely that re,
ported, M. H."
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HARRISBURG, April MIR. O,bourn, to-
day, III the Senate, introduced bill detin-
ing whist days shall constitute holidays,
Il provides that January lst, February
I'D, Mny 30th, July i.h, Thanksgiving
day, Good Friday, December o5:h, and
every Saturday between June 10Th and
September 18th after one o'clock in the
afternoon shall bc observed rs legal holt
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REFORM has Rtruck the Navy Depart
ment in tender placs. The case OF Clerk
Tees is worthy OF the Presidents atten'
ton. II sill wound the Executive feel
ings to Know that tho high resolves Of this
Administration are SO little appreciated by
the Honorable Secretary Of the Navy
Somebody mrss have been telling The
Secretary that Tees is Republican.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-08

+, 4. llnrris, who is under indictment
In Harrison county, Ohio, Tor obtaining
money under false ptctcnecs, and who
evaded arrest by fleeing TO West Virginia,
was captured by Steuuenvillo officers nj
Now Cumberland, Hancock county, last
Tuesday night and taken to Steuhenyillu
and turned over TO officers from CaJiE,
without requisition papers. 1t is ssi, the
Government is also atter Harris,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-08

RHODE ISLAND Republicans went into
the campaign with defeat staring them in
the face. Their ticket did not commend
itsalt to the leading Republican newspa'
pe,s OF the State, which made war on il
from the start. Besides the dissension
produced by On unacceptable. ticket the
prohibition question made trouble. The
result is not q surprise.
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Strikers Out Ia tho Gold.

flrTssuRau, Pa, April The places
ol the workmen at Jones 4 Lsughlin's
iron mills, who struck a few days ago,
have been filled by new men. The locked.
out "orkmen made application to be- or.
ganlzed into an assembly OF the Kuipbts
OF Labor, but were refused on account Of
being ona strike. They demanded an adj.
vance in wages fromSl IS to 81 80 per day.
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THERE il something in the Kissane case
that is being kept from the public. Pend
ing Developments We take the liberty to
regard Genersl Darr as man who has a
line opportunity to explain himself.
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Didn't Catch Her.

-. ions, April TT is reported that
on Friday lsat the cruiser VigllHnt' on
l.syiny I.e.ycr iiarbor, discovered among
the fslnny IIeot All American veaSol when
lad eyi1tntly come to buy bait.
Thu cruiser bore down upon her, where,
np9n lie american clapped on all sail and
put t1ms, Tire yesacIH were about sl1
ni.cq Apl.r. xhen tha chaBs began. Ihe
Viyil.nt gradually gained on the fisher.
men :fid blank rhot vas fred from nor
sr.p1unGt, 70 bring tho fisherman 70. 70,
lie refused 20 respond and kept On niB
course, mud in abort timo TaH over Inc
.hr an BefH from pursuit.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-08

ENGLAND is bravely demanding that
Hsyti shall give her 81, 100000 or the Tor
tugss Island. This will encourage the
world 10 believe that ono OF these days
England will notify Russia 10 take its
hand oif Afghanistan or bs numbered
anonv the things that were.
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Col.Uanus, April 7.-lieutennnt Colonial
W. l.. Merrill, OF tho United s!a,es army
to-day iurnirhcd n receipt 10 Governor
Foraker for money and vouchera, amount.
Ing to about $4,000. md formally accept.
cd OIL tho general government, Tor Inc
MnsKinynm river Improvement, which
Inns beDn IN hlspnto for porue time.
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Sr. ions, N. F., April THE bnrker.
tine Susan, Captain Ryan, from this mort,
for Ba,badoeH, struck Nh iceberg oiI Uap.
I'royle and sank half an hour later. Til.
Captain and four Of tho crew wore
drowned.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-08

VIZ have it on Government authority
that the male seal keeps house and rocks
the cradle whila his other half goes in
search OF tho marketing. That's the
kind Of vile TO have.
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Struck Out Of Sympathy.

CHICAGO, April 7.-All the union car.
penters in Hyde Park to the number of
loo struck at noon to-day for 35 cents an
hour. A short time ago. they were raised
from - to 81 cents IN hour and thew
agreed 10 work at the rate for one wear.
They strnck today ou. OF sympathy for
the Carpenters in Chicspo,
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Wedding Bells at Cfnrksburg

rfteH6F DEV11V71 To I1t IHItIIIDtTCff.
CLARKsEuRa, W. VAn April 1.-THE
marriage Of Marcellus NJ. Thompson, q
prominent young attorney Of this place
to Miss Carrie, the charming daughter o.
the late James P. Davis, took place THU
evening at 1880 o'clock OF the residence O.
the BRIDES mother. Rev. Brooks, OF the
Presbyterian Church. otticiated. The
happy couple take with them tho well
wiahes and congratulations OF their many
iriende.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-08
FIRST BLOOD DRAWN
by THE CHICAGO BASE BALL CLUB
In tho Contest for the Worlds Champion.
ship-Tho Windy City Team Downs tho
Browns by q Score Of to 3-Syracuse
Club Crushed by the Pittsburghs.

sr. Louis, April THE first game ol
the worlds championship between the
present worlds champions and the Obi
cago, was played to-day In the presence ol
$3.50 people, and Chicago won after hard
fight. a.. @
It looked rs though 1t would be hard
pitchers fight, and 1t proved to great e1.
tent To be such, as the work Of both Fou,z
and Olarkson under the restrictions OF the
new pitching rules was remarkable.
The Browns took the lead In the first
inning, scoring a run on Wslch taking bis
base on balls, Comisky's pretty drive to
right and q wild throw Of Pefier's. This
lead was increased In the third by run
by Gleason Oh Williamson's wild throw, a
ball by Clarkson and Welch's hard two
base hit. ,f.,s rsy l- -.
. For six consecutive innings Chicago
was whitewashed, Foutz's wonderful
work completely battling the White
Stockings.
I'M the seventh inning, however, Anson's
two bagger, Sylvester'B muf oi Gleason's
assist and and Burns single, brought In
two runs. Four more were added on tho
eighth inning, Oh two bag drives by Sun.
day and Anson, Welch's bad muG and
Willismson's single. The game was char
acterized by brilliant bsckstop play by
Bushong and Dssly and fair fielding.
Score:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-08

MAmErrA is getting ready to celebrate
in earnest the centennial anniversary OF
her settlement. The good old town is 80
near that We shall oil have to go down and
help with the merrymsking. ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-08

TnE Sheriff Of Marshall county appeared
Just in the nick Of time. But the fact re-
mains that the jail is not a strong box. It
is too easy 10 work the combination.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-08

FORT JEfrERsoN. L. l.. April IA
large forest fire is raging in the valuable
timber lands west OF the E1gefeld light.
house. A large tract has been burned
over, involving heavy loss.
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RHODE ISLAND.
Tho Democratic CHutii,lute for Governor
Gets Less Than n Thousand,

Gets Less Than n Thousand.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., April The last OF
the returns was not in until after daylight
this morning.
The result OF the contest may be sum.
married. rs follows: John ". Davis
(Dem.) is elected Governor by 973 major.
| ity. There is no election for Lieutenant
Governor or Secretary OF State; Zibs o.
SlocUm Dem is elected Attorney Gen
eral by 2;5lS majority, and J. G. Perry
(Dem.l General Treasurer by 2,G09 ma.
jority.
The vote for Lieutenant Governor is
AZ folows: Honey, Democrat, l7,2S5;
Darling, Republican, 1915; Kimber,
Prohibitionist. 1855.
The majority against the woman suf.
lrsga amendment is 1928. In this city
the entire Democratic Assembly ticket is
elected. Tho Senate stands: Republi.
Cans 10, Democratic l2, and there Was no
election in FIVE cases. The House will
comprise 81 Republicans and 33 Demo.
Gratis, with 10 dlstric!s yet to be heard
from.
The present Legislature is Republican
by twenty-three majority in the Senate
and iilty-six in the House.
In recent years Rhode Island has voted
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LoSDpN, April Tho town Of kuty,
In Austrian Galaca. has boon almost COM
pletely destroyed by fro. About 1000
persons are homeless. Tho fire WAS Of In
cendlsry origin
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PlrrsHunGn gamblers and crooks, hsv.
ing been driven out Of that city, seek
Wheeling as Gale asylum. The pretty
compliment il duly appreciated. "
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-08

TnE saddlery hardware manufacturers
are coming along In the wake of tho able
Iieut. Governor Of New York. "And
Jones he payu the freight"
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NEWSPAPER MEN in Garden City, Kan.
sas, must be milliouaires. Otherwise
would anybody bring libel suits for $l2O,.
nDlp =r. .r.-f
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Tlle Atllleiica MIN.

PHILADELPHIA, april The Athletics
won to.day's game from Philadelphia by
out.batting and out-iielding than. The
score vas, Athletic, &; rhiladelphia, 4.
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1A ItGcu
rs follows: !:

'lnclu!ng ass Pro. aud 6 scattering votes
llncludlng l,sG Pro. and seat votes. .!ucud.
Ing -, Pro. nni L.. Grceu. vo les jIncluding IL
scat. votes.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-08

MR. HAlsrxAD finds occasion thus early
totrip up the campaign liar and Jump on
Ills PROSTATE form.
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= STATE SENATOR OsBouRs, Of Pennsylva.
MIA, is liberal in his provision for more
holidays, but why omit ground hog day i?
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TnE Cabinet hos gone into summer
session. The market for straw, lemons
and ice will boom. .a.. .-l-l gs
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IYliew!

PIrraBuRau, Pa, April7.-The Syracuse
Stars received a signal delea. at the handa
OF the PittsburghB today. The few fea.
lures Of the game were the terrific batting
Of the home team and the miserable field.
ing Of the visitors. The batteries were
Calvin and Miller for Pittsburgh and
Murphy and Maley for the visitors. At.
tendance, 1900. Thes scors Was:
innIngs...--..-....-.t Z ) 4 81 50
Pittsburgh. . o J a. 2l On
sytacuse....................l l U y OO0 02 0-a
Earned runs-Pittsburgh, lo. Three
bnse hits-Brown. Two base hits-Dal.
rymple. Bsrkley, McKennon. Paesed
balls-Johnson, .; Miller, l. Wild pitches
murphy, l. First base on balls-Pitts.
burgh, I; Syracuse, |. First base on er.
rors-Pittsburgh. g.; Syracuse, 9. Struck
ousmBy Calvin. .; by Murphy, /. Errors
Pittsburgh. 4; Starn, .. Base hits
Pittsburgh, 90; Syracuse, 10. Umpire
Quest.
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II. K. Il. is understood to have all his
dates filed for u year ahead as bill poster
Tor professional beauties.
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Ghe hsteuiqelttrft,s.;
onlrrr Nus. s1and 1T Fourteenth Street,
TnRRE are 4 good many liquor indlct.
men,u IN Narahsll for no llcenne county.

Tus Connecticut kerosene lamp ought
to learn to behave as well as our natural
F..
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Earned runs-St. Louis, |; Chicago, ..
Three base hits--Comisky. Total bases
on hi:s-St. Louis, 10; Chicago, 13. Left
on bases-St. Louis, q; Chicago, 8. Struck
out-By Foutz, 2; by Carkson, /. Bases
on called balls-Of Foutz, /; OH Clark.
son, 3. Passed balls-Dealy, |. Umpire
Doescher,
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HOW REFORM WORKS
Ia the Snvy Department, nnd EeslSnntion
arc Procured,

Ia the Snvy Department., nud ResISnntions
arc Procured.
WASHINGTON, April Tho following
correspondence il Of typical character:
-. NAVY DkrAnrMEsr,
WASHINGTON, March II, 1857.
sln-Please request the resignation OF
john Tees, Clerk in the Navigation De-
partment Of the New YORK Navy Yard, to
take effect on April l. Notify him at The
same time that have decided 10 make q
change in that position, ard if his reaig.
nation ia not submitted he will be drop.
ped from the rolls at that time.
Very respectfully.
W. q. WHITNEY,
SecIGtarY of tha NAVY